[hr][hr][center][h2]Tango Down[/h2][/center] [center][i][@Themerlinhawk], [@BeastofDestiny], [@lovely complex], [@Viciousmarrow][/i][/center] [center]Megelis, Gibralter, Lethal, Bunny, Izual[/center] [center]Day 1, Morning.[/center] [hr][hr] Once Bunny’s grey eyes caught sight of the handsome Master of Blades, she immediately snapped to attention. Like the professional soldier she was, a hand went respectfully to her forehead, saluting the quite important Megelis Altoris. Though he did not acknowledge the group at first, presumably engaged in important business on the tablet he was watching, Bunny remained as steady as a mountain next to Gibraltar. This was an interesting quirk of hers that wasn’t expected from her peers, something that still endured from years as a child soldier. [color=yellowgreen]”Good morning, Master Altoris! Paladin Bunny AKA Operative Deadlock at your service, Sir!”[/color] she spoke firmly and concisely, the cadence of a seasoned veteran clearly heard in her voice. She didn’t move a muscle and wouldn’t until her superior told her to be at ease. Silently, she prayed the Master hadn’t heard her inferring about her and Izual’s love life. That would just be embarrassing... Her eyes flickered over to Izual though, who was doing as she ordered him to do previously. Grumbling, his sword was back in its sheathe. Strangely, the sclera of his eyes were a sickly yellowish-brown. [color=slateblue]”Okay, fine. Guess I’ll just have to crush that bastard then…””[/color] Izual muttered. His leg moved slowly across the metallic floor until it met Lethal’s foot. He gently pressed down on her boot and quickly determined she was no robot. [color=slateblue]”Person…”[/color] He began walking blindly to the left, arms outstretched. [color=slateblue]”Come on, little buddy. I’ll make this quick, I promise.”[/color] he called out, daring that abominable, tiny robot to try and go against him. [color=yellowgreen]”Sir, permission to disable target friendly requested. Friendly is clearly in need of medical treatment.”[/color] Bunny once again called out methodically. Perhaps bringing the Knight back to consciousness had not been the best idea in this situation? Then again, who knew this would have happened? Megelis turned around and raised an eyebrow as he looked at Bunny and then at Izual. “At ease Paladin.” The command was something odd coming from Megelis as it sounded natural but rusty. Almost as though he didn’t use the phrase as much as he might have in the past. “What is wrong with Izual?” Reaching out he gently helped Bunny put her hand down. “Lets not disable the friendly quite yet. What the hell happened?” Putting his left hand on his one of the two swords on his hips he tilted his head looking at Izual. “Did someone hex him or something?” Leaning against the metal wall of the elevator, hands still shoved in her pocket, Lethal observed the scene play out. The annoyance in her grew when the hellspawn rubbed his foot against her’s. If it wasn’t for the Master of Blades being present, Izual may very well be more than just temporarily blind right now. The smoke from her cigarette and her robot’s tank gradually streamed into the air. Listening to her superior, the expressionless mechanic stared at the door and muttered with the cancer stick between her lips, [color=firebrick]”He touched something that doesn’t belong to him.”[/color] Pulling her right hand out of her pocket, she gestured at the robot hiding behind her letting out a mechanical hiss at the man that so abruptly touched him. Mocking the Paladin, the apathetic woman halfheartedly saluted Megelis to give her ‘respects’. It’s not like she didn’t care about her superiors (though, her care for many people was limited), it’s just... In this moment, surrounded by all these draining individuals made her less likely able to socialize. By now, the Masters and Mistresses had an idea of how Lethal presented herself, never sugarcoating her actions. [color=AFEEEE]”Master Megelis,”[/color] a closed fist impacted into Gibraltar’s chest before he eased himself. [color=AFEEEE]”Lethal and I were just about to check in for the wedding preparations, Paladin Bunny and Knight Starslayer were an unexpected occurrence in our workshop. The Hellspawn is fine though, if not a little...shaken up.”[/color] [color=slateblue]”SHAKEN UP?!”[/color] Izual roared while feeling the elevator’s wall. [color=slateblue]”I’m blind! That robot shot lasers into my eyes!”[/color] Gibraltar raised a hand to Izual, [color=AFEEEE]”Ignore him, he’s being overdramatic.”[/color] Quirking an eyebrow in intrigue, Lethal thought outloud, [color=firebrick]”That’s not a bad idea.”[/color] Watching the scene unfold, Bunny pursed her lips together but didn’t make a move. The Master of Blades had given her an order to stand down for now. Izual, on the other hand, was absolutely seething. [color=slateblue]”Okay, that’s it, tin can. I’m about to kick your ass into next year.”[/color] the Hellspawn growled, only to trip over his own two feet. Muttering incoherent curses, he picked himself back up. [color=slateblue]”I might be blind, but I’m still more than a challenge, damn it!”[/color] With reckless abandon, he kicked wildly into the air, hitting absolutely nothing. Megelis was half tempted to catch the kick as he rocked about three quarters of an inch to the left to avoid it. “Ooookay. I can see everyone is having an interesting morning.” Catching Izual’s shoulder he prevented him from moving back towards Lethal. “You know we should probably get you looked at.” Megelis sniffed at Izual. Turning to the rest of the group he raised an eyebrow. “Why does he smell like he’s been singed?” [color=AFEEEE]”He had to be...resuscitated... “[/color] Gibraltar stated reluctantly. Bunny’s eyes went wide when the Master asked about Izual’s scent. [i]Shit.[/i] She was definitely going to hear from it him now. But she was no liar, so she steeled herself to answer honestly and face whatever consequences that beset her. That was the soldier she was. [color=yellowgreen]”Sir, he had to be resuscitated because…”[/color] Girbraltar raised a hand to the Paladin, [color=AFEEEE]”Because he was...testing a new invention of ours.”[/color] With narrowed eyes, her head tilted at the cyborg but no words escaped the mechanic’s lips. Megelis twitch his eyebrow again looking from one member of the group to the next; sensing he was missing some crucial detail about the whole situation. “And what exactly were you testing that caused his heart to stop? And why would anyone volunteer to test something with that side effect.” Megelis shot Izual a rather odd look. Izual was totally confused. Bunny had told him that he she had shot him, and now the cyborg was saying that he had tested some invention. [color=slateblue]”Uh… I don’t recall volunteering for anything. Bunny only told me she shot me because I…”[/color] [color=AFEEEE]”Of course you wouldn’t remember, it was a powerful tranquilizer we were testing, it may have...affected his memories somewhat….he really should be looked at….”[/color] Gibraltar was really freeballing this, but he did say he wouldn’t report such an incident to the higher ups. Lethal’s red eye began to twitch. This fucking guy… “You shot him?!” Megelis gave Bunny a half appraising half shocked look. Looking back at Izual. “Why did he agree to test a firearm delivered Tranquilizer?” This was growing stranger and stranger by the moment as he looked from one to the next and finally landed on Lethal. The look she had on her face was disconcerting to say the least. She’d always been something of a mystery to Megelis as he rarely made the trip down to her workshop and now was a perfect example of why he didn’t all that often. [color=AFEEEE]”He did claim he could handle the tranquilizer, we never suspected it would stop his heart.”[/color] He looked to Izual, [color=AFEEEE]”After all, he did boast very highly of his endurance and superiority. It was a mistake on my part, sir.”[/color] Bunny was being shut down by Gibraltar, interrupted again and again every time she tried to give the Master the truth. [color=yellowgreen]”Sir, this is all a lie! I shot Izual on my own accord! He… didn’t take me out to breakfast… It’s… Complicated.”[/color] she finally admitted, a rosy tint appearing on her cheeks. This had gotten more convoluted than she had expected it to be, and she really didn't want to have her personal business out on a plate right now. Why was this elevator ride so long? Lethal just wanted to get out of this hellhole. She was surrounded by dimwits… except the Master of Blades, who walked in at a terrible time and was completely dumbfounded at the situation. The mechanic started puffing out her smoke more out of pure irritation, filling the small confined area with toxins, not bothering to consider those around her. The red recording light on ROB’s forehead was blinking as it deviously recorded the scene to use for it’s own purposes. Megelis’ jaw dropped as he looked at Bunny. “You’re joking.” As he studied her red cheeks it dawned on him that the Paladin was, in fact, not joking. “Well shit….” Looking at Izual he raised an eyebrow. “I can’t tell if you deserved it or if Bunny is just crazy.” Looking back at Bunny he raised an eyebrow again. “How far away were you?” Bunny was frozen under Megelis’ stare, embarrassed at the scenario she had caused. Silently cursing her actions, she recalled the exact distance that she’d shot Izual from. [color=yellowgreen]”It was from my apartment balcony, sir. He was a quarter of a mile away. There were no others in the way, so it was a clear shot, sir.”[/color] she explained honestly, as still as she had been since the Master had strode into the elevator. The woman dared not to lie to her superiors. Izual shrugged at the situation. He didn’t particularly care about being shot since he was fine, but his heart was still set on destroying that damned robot. [color=slateblue]”I’m not really bothered by all of this. I just want my sight back.”[/color] he uttered, tapping his foot against the metallic floor with his arms laced together. Megelis snorted. “Routine shot, I’d have been impressed if it was crowded and from further out.” Turning back to Izual he nodded and then stopped himself realizing the Knight couldn’t see. “I’d assume that to be the case. Lets drop you off in the med bay. Seems like they have had their hands full quite a bit lately. What with our newest Knight and all the commotion with Marielle. I’m almost afraid what things will be like if we go back to waging any kind of war around here if this is how dangerous it is to be a Knight without any open conflicts” While the Master of Blades was distracted, the mechanic pulled out of her repair tool belt a ripped piece of paper and an old writing utensil. Within seconds, she scribbled something and quietly slipped it in Izual’s pouch for him to read later. The green haired sniper noted the Master of Blades’ words, vowing to make the next time a more wowing spectacle. She was surprised to hear that he was challenging her rather than scolding her for shooting the poor Knight. However, Izual was bound to make more mistakes with how dense he was, so she supposed it wouldn’t hurt to make him her target practice from now on. [color=yellowgreen]”Sir, I won’t disappoint you next time. I promise.”[/color] Gibraltar was...confused, yet somehow...satisfied that Megelis was so forthcoming with his responses, [color=AFEEEE]”Sir...this may be..rudimentary...but can we consider this incident of friendly fire off the record?”[/color] He had to be certain of this. In response to the cyborg, Megelis let out a laugh before responding with a curt "Yes. Of course." Finally, the trip to the medical bay had ended and the elevator door slid open. After the Master of Blades gave his answer, everyone besides Lethal and ROB left the elevator. The door closed not giving anyone a chance to turn back.